Electric flat-irons



Jan. 11, 1966 M. MARTlNEZ-CANTULLERA PUJOL 3,228,126

ELECTRIC FLAT-IRONS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 8, 1964 INVENTOR MIGUELMARTINEZ CANTULLERA PUJOL BY Ho M ATTORNEYS Jan- 11, 1966 M.MARTlNEZ-CANTULLERA PUJOL 3,228,126

ELECTRIC FLAT-IRONS Filed May 8, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 w g- T1 Q- OTTCjm INVENTOR MIGUEL MARTNEZCANTULLERA PUJDL ATTORNEYJ United States Patent3,228,126 ELECTRIC FLAT-IRONS Miguel Martincz-Cantullera Pujol, Duque dela Victoria 14, Barcelona, Spain Filed May 8, 1964, Ser. No. 365,903Claims priority, application Spain, Aug. 20, 1963, 290,953 1 Claim. (Cl.38-93) The present of invention is concerned with improvements inelectric flatirons as will now be described which description mustalways be interpreted in its widest possible sense and neverrestrictedly.

The object of this invention is the creation of a new type of fiatironoffering special characteristics in that the vapor emitted during theironing of the clothes is absorbed so that the articles become perfectlydry and ironed.

It is known that the clothes must be slightly damp for the ironingoperation which renders this operation more laborious when ordinarytypes of flatirons are used as they do not allow the water contained inthe garment to evaporate.

In order to obviate this inconvenience the surface of the iron has beenprovided with a number of perforations giving rise to a series oflongitudinal and transversely arranged chambers on planes of difierentheights whose orifices collect the emitted vapor, avoid its condensationand facilitate its expulsion by virtue of the physical effect ofconvection currents.

Now more particularly referring to the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view partly broken away showing the interiorof the fiatiron base plate chambers;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the base plate with the top of thefiatiron indicated by dotted lines;

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the fiatiron base plate with theinterior chambers thereof indicated by dotted lines;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the present fiatiron base plate; and

FIG. 5 is a partial view of the front pointed end of the base plate asviewed from the top.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, whereinlike and corresponding parts are indicated by similar referencecharacters, the present flatiron is of classical configuration,dimensions and materials, while it is possible to realize theconstructional modifications to a normal fiatiron, that are includedwithin this invention, or to provide an ordinary fiatiron with a newbase plate 1 provided with the improvements herein specified in apermanent manner without altering the essential features of this patent.

Perforations 2 are provided in the face of the fiatiron arrangedsymmetrically and equally distant the one from the next, appropriatelydistributed to facilitate the absorption of the vapor provoked by theapplication of the hot fiatiron to the damp clothes.

The vertical and interiorly communicating positions of theseperforations permit said absorption, bearing in mind the specificgravity of water vapor.

Chambers 3 are situated transversely in said base plate of the fiatironarranged in a parallel position approximately at a half of the height ofthe iron, which chambers are in intercommunication with thosecorresponding to the perforations previously described.

Longitudinal chambers 4 communicate with the transverse chambers 2 and3, said combination forming an arrangement on planes of differentheights.

This combination facilitates the passage of air currents together withthose of the vapor, thus creating by reason of different specificgravities an autoventilation of the interior which undertakes theexpulsion of the mentioned vapor automatically.

This arrangement of chambers avoids their obstruction and oxidization.

The arrows shown on the accompanying figures theoreticaliy indicate thepossible directions of the air and water-vapor currents.

The object of the grooves being located at the front and side of thefiatiron is to permit the partial housing of buttons and the like andthus to simplify the ironing operation.

I claim:

A base plate for electric fiatirons comprising a pointed end iron soleplate having a fiat bottom, sides, and ends and a plurality of chambersof annular cross-section extending normal to and opening in said plateflat bottom, a plurality of chambers of annular cross-sections extendinglongitudinally of the length of said sole plate and opening at theirextremities in the ends of said sole plate, a plurality of chambersextending transversely of the width of said sole plate and opening inthe sides of said sole plate, said normally extending chambers, saidlongitudinally extending chambers and said transversely extendingchambers being in communication with one another and being situated inregular and symmetrical positions on diiferent planes within said soleplate whereby vapor from damp clothes being ironed are evacuated throughsaid chambers from beneath said plate flat bottom completely drying theclothes.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,795,180 3/1931Peterson 38-93 2,729,004 1/ 1956 Swanson 3 8-93 2,764, 825 10/ 1 6 Coyne3 893 FRANK J. COHEN, Primary Examiner.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Examiner.

P. D. LAWSON, Assistant Examiner.

